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Windows Requirement Script Examples
Requirement scripts run on client devices at each tickle interval, 2 minutes by default, to check whether installation conditions are met. A script can check for a file, registry key, service, or process before allowing Fileset activation. Common uses include:...
Windows Software Update Reporting
What Starting from FileWave version 14.7+ there is a better overview of updates that should be deployed to the Windows devices managed by FileWave so that you can easier identify possible risks and deploy needed patches. The number of missing updates is repo...
Installing Windows Updates that are not able to be automatically packaged
What Use this workflow when FileWave reports a Windows update as missing, but the update is not one FileWave can automatically package as a Software Updates Fileset. This is the manual MSU deployment path for admins searching for Windows Update Catalog install...
Understanding and Utilizing the Windows Update Build Revision (UBR) Number
What The Update Build Revision (UBR) number is a unique identifier for individual updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. It allows IT administrators to track, monitor, and ensure that their devices are up-to-date with the latest security patc...
Adding A Printer for All Users (Windows)
The task at hand seems simple enough...install a printer for a Windows user for a printer on a Print Server. In our example, I'll use a print share called BigDill on a print server named Arkone. Easy, right? A quick web search for "powershell add printer" ta...
Storing the BitLocker volume keys using a Custom Field
Use a FileWave Custom Field to store the volume keys for your BitLocker volumes. This can be helpful if you don't have another way to escrow the volume keys. The Custom Field outlined in this article will get the volume key for every volume so if there is an e...
Deploy SSL Certificates (Windows)
Deploy SSL certificates to Windows "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" certificate store for use in secure services such as web content filters. Step-by-step guide Download, unzip, and import the following Fileset Template into FileWave Central - Wind...
Active Directory Join (Windows)
Description This Fileset is designed to bind Windows computers to a Directory structure. By associating this Fileset the binding process can be automated. Ingredients Active Directory domain Windows 10 or 11 filewave client FileWave Admin Directions ...
Firefox Configuration Recipe (Windows)
Description After installing Firefox, some configuration may be desirable, examples may include: Block auto updates Set home page Disable Mozilla First Run Pages Firefox DocumentationThe details of the Fileset are based upon: Firefox ConfigurationThis...
Microsoft Office Deployment (macOS)
What Use FileWave to deploy Microsoft 365 apps and Office for Mac to managed macOS devices. In practice, that means installing Office for Mac with FileWave by pushing the current Office PKG, related configuration, and supporting settings to the right device gr...
Firefox Configuration Recipe (macOS)
Description After installing Firefox, some configuration may be desirable, examples may include: Block auto updates Set home page Disable Mozilla First Run Pages Firefox DocumentationThe details of the Fileset are based upon: Firefox ConfigurationThis...
VPP Device Assignment
About Device Assignment With the release of FileWave version 10 and iOS 9 comes a new, simpler way to assign licenses for apps purchased through Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP). Unlike VPP's previous options, which employed codes or user assignments, you...
iOS BYOD User Enrollment Overview
What With Version 14(+) of FileWave, you can now BYOD (bring-your-own-device) enroll a device without giving total management of the device to the system admin. When/Why Typically, this option works best if the device to be supported is not company owned. Fo...
Managing BYOD User Enrollment
What You have no doubt gotten used to managing supervised iOS devices, where you have the ability to manage most elements of the device. If you have previously had folks do a manual OTA enrollment, then you know you have less management of those devices than...
iOS BYOD and VPP License Assignment Change
What For a few years, device license assignment has been the preferred method for assigning licenses for managed iOS devices. But, with BYOD enrolled devices, licenses can't be assigned to the device... So FileWave have made some changes to how we handle th...
New Inventory Item -- Enrollment Type
What There are now several methods of enrolling devices into FileWave and a new inventory field has been created to record the enrollment method. When/Why This field can be helpful when assigning content to devices. The field in question is called Enrollme...
Unlock Token in iOS 13
FileWave's MDM solution has the ability to unlock devices which are passcode protected. This can be very useful to recover devices without knowing the passcode set by students or users. To achieve this, the device sends FileWave an Unlock Token, which is then...
Detecting the Display Model using a Custom Field
Use a FileWave Custom Field to collect the display model reported by Mac and Windows devices. This is useful when you want display information available in inventory, Smart Groups, or device lists without manually checking each computer. Adding the Custom Fiel...